MusV_X_098765

Title: A message stick from Central Australia in Museums Victoria

Description: MV object description, PDF: "Message stick is cylindrical and tapers slightly towards blunt ends. The surface is decorated with finely incised zig zag patterns around the stick. The stick has been rubbed with a white pigment... The pigment is very worn and now barely visible"

Date Created: 1890

Notes on date created: From "primary comments" on the date made.; c. 1890

Item type: message stick in a collection

Cultural region: Central Australia/ western desert

Dimension 1: 180mm Dimension 2: 15mm Dimension 3: 15mm

Materials: pigment, wood

Techniques: carved, incised

Institution/Holder file: Museums Victoria object identifier: X 98765

Collector: Donated by Mr Robert Edwards, the Christensen Fund Primary comments in MV register note that it was "Acquired from the Entwistle Collection Cat No. 169".

Media copyright: Museums Victoria

Notes: From original worksheet:"Small round stick used to convey messages from group to group across the Western Desert". Other Number/s: R399; 169 Acquired from the Entwistle Collection Cat No. 169 Date made:c. 1890" 1995–07–3 (date registered) MusV data: "X 098765, Message stick, Central Australia, Australia, Registered The Christensen Fund (Donation) The Christensen Fund Collection "

Media Files:

Data Entry: Piers Kelly, Alexandra Roginski